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Baltimore Museum of Industry

1415 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD 21250
410-727-4808
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Ranked #21 of 147 attractions in Baltimore
Type: History Museums, Speciality Museums
Description: This interactive museum in a restored oyster cannery explores Baltimore industry over the last century.
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Oakville, ontario
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79 helpful votes 79 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013 NEW

A well rounded educational experience about the history of industry in this area from over the past two hundred years. One can spend hours here but the informative, knowledgable and well read tour guide saved us hours from checking this place out. His dry sense of humour was over the heads of the children in attendance but his involvement of... More

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See 6 more reviews by bob55russell for Baltimore
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2013 via mobile

Really interesting museum. We went on a Saturday, which is probably the best day to go because live demonstrations and guided tours are available. If you can't get the tour, watch the introductory movie near the door you come in, which covers done of the same highlights and other iterates that you won't catch just walking through on your own.... More

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Ithaca, New York
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2013

We visited this medium-sized, fascinating museum, but only had two hours to spend. Our friendly tour guide was excellent, and provided a good overview. My wife particularly enjoyed learning about the garment industry, and reflecting on the "unskilled" labor provided by women and children in bygone days. My favorite was the working Linotype machine, operated by a volunteer life-long expert... More

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Mechanicsville, Maryland
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2013

Really neat building, awesome sculpture out front. Very interesting and educational. Really great staff.

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Severn, Maryland
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8 attraction reviews
Reviews in 26 cities Reviews in 26 cities
34 helpful votes 34 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 March 2013

This museum provides an interesting look back at Baltimore's history. Our guide was knowledgeable & the tour took about 45 minutes -- allow plenty of time to explore the exhibits on your own after the tour. We learned a lot about many industries/products that started in Baltimore, and especially enjoyed the room showing the history of the garment industry. There... More

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See 5 more reviews by karen0706 for Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland
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4 attraction reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2013

I went a few months ago. Small building but some interesting exhibits. They have exhibits of 'Old Baltimore'. How the old corner stores and delis used to look inside, the machinery that was used at butcher shops. They have displays of old appliances like irons and vacuum cleaners, and TV's. There are displays of the old printing presses that The... More

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See 4 more reviews by JustPassingThru22 for Baltimore
Washington DC, District of Columbia
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16 attraction reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 January 2013

I think this place is best experienced with kids. It is not that big, but that is ok. Some nice insights into Baltimore industry but I would have like more context as to how this related to industrialisation in USA generally and worldwide. If you are in the area it is worth seeing it.

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See 7 more reviews by Ellehoj for Baltimore
Baltimore
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40 reviews 40 reviews
9 attraction reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2013

I've been to this museum a few times, one of which was to explore the museum as a museum and the other 2 times were for an event that had rented out the space... As a museum, its just OK. The exhibits and the amount of interactions are not enough to justify the entry price. That said, there are some... More

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See 34 more reviews by Michael B for Baltimore
Park Ridge, New Jersey, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 January 2013

It was fantastic. It was very educational in a fun way. The people there were very nice. The man running the printing press was very knowledgable. He gave us lots of samples!

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See 2 more reviews by Liz W for Baltimore
Anderson, South Carolina
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 January 2013

Pricey for the value. Muggy inside. Too short of time and things to do for price charged and for dolphin event was not organized

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